Decoding algorithms, such as successive cancellation, belief propagation and their variants, are crucial in realising the practical potential of polar codes.

Chao Mi, Lingen Cao, Zhiwei Zhang, Yufei Feng, Lei Yao, Yunbao Wu, A Port Container Code Recognition Algorithm under Natural Conditions, Journal of Coastal Research, SPECIAL ISSUE NO. 103.

Today’s mainstream encryption may be vulnerable within years instead of decades after Chinese researchers propose new code-breaking algorithm.